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Posted March 4, 2013 12:00 am - Updated March 3, 2013 09:53 pm

From staff

Club Notes: March 4, 2013

GOP meeting

The Republican Club of Greater St. Augustine meets March 11 at the St. Augustine Shrine Club, 250 Brainard Road. Social and complimentary food and short business meeting with elections is at 6:30 p.m, with the guest speaker, Teresa Meares, president of the Women Business Owners of North Florida Association, addressing the group at 7 p.m.

She will discuss leadership, its pertinence to politics.

Those attending are asked to bring a favorite side dish, salad or dessert to complement the main entree.

Information: rjgbopat@aug.com.

Orchids are topic

Hal Hills will give a presentation on Fragrance in Orchids at the 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting of the St. Augustine Orchid Society in the Watson Realty conference room, 3505 U.S. 1 South.

Hills’ talk is about orchid fragrances, not fragrant orchids. He gives a general overview of how fragrances are collected and analyzed, when fragrances are produced and how the fragrances change over the course of the day and life of the inflorescence. Orchid floral fragrances of Euglossine pollinated orchids are made up of common perfume substances that occur in many other floral fragrances such as narcissus, roses, lilacs, and even household products such as turpentine, cough medicine and chewing gum.

Orchid plants will be available on the sales, raffle and auction tables. Guests and visitors are always Information: www.staugorchidsociety.org or call Sue at 797-4360.

VFW News

Activities at VFW Post 2391, 6184 U.S. 1 South, this week include the following.

■ TOPS FL 465 meets weekly Wednesday at the Church of the Nazarene, 6 May St. Weigh-in at 9:15 a.m.; business agenda, program 10:30 a.m. Information: 471-4169.

■ American Legion Post 37, 1 Anderson Circle, serves prime rib dinners from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturdays. Donation is $12. Soft drinks and alcoholic beverages are also available. The dinner is open to the public.

■ The Sertoma 2nd Time Around (Thrift) Store invites the public to check out the store at 1690 U.S. 1 South, Suites H&I. Join the baggers reward card program, birthday club and recycling efforts. Donations and volunteers are always welcome. Information: 826-3228.

■ P.E.O. (Philanthropic Education Organization), Chapter DC, will annual fundraiser luncheon begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday at The Allegro, Harbour Island, with the ways and means committee as hosts in support of P.E.O. International educational projects. The program will be the election and installation of officers. Call Barbie Raynor, 829-1109.